Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32
मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta
प्रवृत्तिस्सर्वशास्त्राणां तन्मुखादभवत्ततः । यदास्य विस्तरं शक्ता नाधिगंतुं प्रजा भुवि
pravṛttissarvaśāstrāṇāṃ tanmukhādabhavattataḥ | yadāsya vistaraṃ śaktā nādhigaṃtuṃ prajā bhuvi
ดังนั้นจากพระโอษฐ์ของพระองค์จึงเกิดกระแสสืบต่อของศาสตราทั้งปวง; แต่เมื่อความกว้างใหญ่ของมันเหล่าสัตว์โลกบนแผ่นดินไม่อาจหยั่งถึงได้ (จึงต้องมีคำสอนที่เข้าใจง่าย)
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents Shiva (Pati) as the ultimate source of sacred knowledge, while highlighting the human limitation in comprehending endless textual detail—implying the need for an accessible, essence-teaching that leads toward liberation.
Since beings cannot master the entire expanse of śāstra, Shaiva tradition emphasizes approaching Shiva through concrete, compassionate means—Saguna worship such as Linga-upāsanā—through which the same divine knowledge becomes experiential and liberating.
A practical takeaway is to rely on condensed Shaiva sādhanā—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion, alongside simple Linga worship—rather than getting lost only in endless intellectual expansion.